English adjective: implicit | |||
| 1. | implicit implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something | ||
| Samples | An implicit agreement not to raise the subject. There was implicit criticism in his voice. Anger was implicit in the argument. The oak is implicit in the acorn. | ||
| Synonyms | inexplicit | ||
| Similar | implicit in, inherent, silent, tacit, underlying, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, unuttered, unverbalised, unverbalized, unvoiced | ||
| See also | connotative, covert | ||
| Attribute | explicitness | ||
| Antonyms | explicit, expressed | ||
| 2. | implicit being without doubt or reserve | ||
| Samples | Implicit trust. | ||
| Synonyms | unquestioning | ||
| Similar | absolute | ||
| Antonyms | relative, comparative | ||